After nearly nine years in the planning, fierce protests and endless political debate, mining giant Adani is granted its final environmental approval and can now begin work on its Carmichael mine.
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Do you know Evie and Pat? Search for owners of photos found on museum floor
The hunt is on to find the relatives of people pictured in three portraits, believed to be from the 1920s, discovered lost at the Queensland Museum.
Clean energy debate gets dirty as Daintree community split over renewable power microgrid
In the close-knit communities nestled amongst World Heritage-listed rainforest, the debate over clean energy gets dirty with stories of propaganda campaigns circling. Surprisingly, it’s the environmentalists who are trying to stop the solar-to-hydrogen microgrid.
'It's messy': Secret recordings reveal health chief's concerns with major medical record upgrade
As senior bureaucrats roll out the biggest digital health upgrade in the state’s history, a leaked recording reveals Queensland Health director-general Michael Walsh admitting there are problems with the $1.5 billion program.
Gold Coast comic book drug smugglers raided, US ice imports seized
Nine Gold Coast properties are raided as police target an international operation allegedly using comic books to smuggle ice and cannabis from the US to Queensland.
Woman charged with stabbing murder of boyfriend in Brisbane
Liddel Ramsey, 24, is charged with murdering her 26-year-old boyfriend, who died on a Brisbane footpath from “catastrophic” injuries caused by a stab wound to the chest.
'Worst in living memory': Qld farmer spends $800,000 carting water
A horror summer season has seen fruit and vegetable growers in Queensland go to extraordinary lengths to grow crops.
'In this big rut': Medicinal cannabis trial begins for Australian veterans with PTSD
An Australian-first trial using medicinal cannabis to treat returned servicemen and women suffering from PTSD is launched, targeting defence personnel who have not responded to conventional treatments.
Will Adani be the 'ice-breaker' for six more proposed Galilee mines?
Mining lobbyists and environmentalists say a go-ahead for Adani tomorrow would be monumental for the Galilee Basin, possibly paving the way for six other mines in the region but analysts say some projects may not be viable.
Budget sees big business slugged to fund tax cuts for smaller firms
Big business is set to be hit with hundreds of millions of dollars in extra taxes and royalties as the Palaszczuk Government seeks to tap the top end of town to deliver payroll tax relief to small and medium-sized businesses, in the hope of boosting jobs — particularly in regional Queensland.